Canvas The Gallery

Canvas The Gallery

Released Feb 2017

Use spraypaint to paint whatever you want in a blank art gallery. Send your galleries to your friends for them to view your artwork.

91% positive · 318 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Canvas The Gallery launched on February 16, 2017 as a free-to-play casual painting sandbox. The developer shipped a handful of feature updates in the weeks following launch (Updates 1.1 and 1.1.1 in February 2017), then posted in April 2017 that while their main focus had shifted to a new game, they still intended to handle fixes and minor improvements for this title. A community survey for new features was posted in May 2017, and a final notable update arrived in December 2018 — a significant engine upgrade from Unity 5.6 to Unity 2018.3 that improved performance and reduced file size. Since December 14, 2018, the developer has made no further communications or updates. The single released DLC (the Artist Pack) shipped on February 13, 2017, just before launch. The April 2017 developer statement made clear that major development had concluded and only maintenance-level support was being considered. No future content, expansions, or roadmap items have been announced or left unfulfilled. The game's store description and feature set reflect a complete, self-contained experience with no indication that additional content was ever promised beyond what has already shipped.
Evidence
Developer explicitly states they have shifted focus to their next game, and only plan maintenance fixes and minor upgrades for Canvas The Gallery going forward — not major new content.
news post · Apr 25, 2017 source development ending
high
Engine upgrade from Unity 5.6 to Unity 2018.3 shipped, improving performance and reducing file size. This is the last recorded developer communication.
news post · Dec 14, 2018 source content shipped
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
CoughE
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

In Canvas The Gallery, you are given an empty art gallery, a spray can and let loose. You can paint whatever you want, and people will come and view your drawings. Share your galleries with your friends, or upload your own pictures and have them shown in your gallery. Featuring music by Chopin that will adapt to your painting activity.

Paint
Paint on any canvas or even the walls. Select a color and a stencil and you're good to go! Artistic ability is not needed to have fun.

Sharing
Each gallery in Canvas The Gallery is a convenient folder, with all paintings available as .pngs. It is very easy to share your galleries with friends. Just send them the folder, and have them put it in their documents\CanvasTheGallery folder. Then, your friend can edit the gallery, and send it back!

Use any picture
Due to the fully accessible painting files, it is possible to swap any picture in and have it displayed as a painting in your gallery. Use your photography photos, photos of your cat, or create a gallery entirely of memes, no one will stop you.
Last evaluated Jun 16, 2026
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